Professional Tennis
American teenager Cori “Coco” Gauff upset one of her idols and five-time champion Venus Williams in the opening round of the Wimbledon Championships on Monday, winning her first ever Grand Slam main draw match 6-4, 6-4. “This is the first time I ever cried after winning a match,” said Gauff. “I never thought this…
Favorites Roger Federer — Roger Federer is coming into the 2019 Wimbledon Championships looking to capture his 9th career title on the famed grass courts of London and his 21st Grand Slam overall. After a successful return to the clay that saw him reach the French Open semifinals, and a 10th title in Halle to begin…
Long Island native Noah Rubin will make his Wimbledon main draw debut next week after beating Germany’s Yannick Hanfmann 7-6(5), 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 in the third-round of qualifying on Thursday. Rubin, a former Wimbledon junior champion, won all three of his qualifying matches, first taking out compatriot Michael Mmoh, then coming back from a…
The New York Empire presented by Citi announced today the themes for each of the team’s seven home matches during the 2019 season at Cary Leeds Center for Tennis & Learning in the Bronx, N.Y. To kick off the 44th season of World TeamTennis (WTT), the league co-founded by International Tennis Hall of Famer Billie…
It was a universally happy day across the tennis world on Thursday as three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray made his return to the court at the Fever Tree Championships at the Queen’s Club in London. Murray, competing in his first match following hip surgery after the Australian Open, paired with Spain’s Feliciano Lopez…
Status: No. 176 in ATP World Tour Rankings DOB: February 21, 1996 In: Long Island, NY HT: 5-9 Wt: 155 First Tennis Memory: My parents hung a ball from a string off our ceiling and I was actually in a diaper. And maybe I just have a memory because I see the picture so often. I don’t know if I actually…
The New York Empire is entering its second year of a multi-year partnership with Empire BlueCross BlueShield HealthPlus, an Anthem, Inc. company, that will help spread the game of tennis to children of all socioeconomic backgrounds and skill levels. To promote exercise and encourage healthy behaviors, the New York Empire, New York City’s only…
A wild and entertaining fortnight in Paris came to a close this past weekend as the tennis world put the 2019 French Open into the books. The two singles champions could not be more juxtaposed, as Rafael Nadal won at Roland Garros for a remarkable 12th time, while Australia’s Ashleigh Barty took home her…
The King of Clay continued his mastery on Friday, as Rafael Nadal improved his record at the French Open to 92-2 after a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Roger Federer. Nadal’s worked through light rain and gusts of wind of up to 39 miles per hour, to dispatch of the world number three in two…
American teenager Amanda Anisimova continued her stunning run at the French Open as she took out defending champion and third-seed Simona Halep 6-2, 6-4 to secure spot in Paris’ final four on Thursday. The New Jersey-born Anisimova sealed the victory with a backhand winner up the line, and proceeded to drop her racket, looked…